Why is the UK lagging on cancer?

Why is the UK lagging on cancer?: "But despite the caveats, the report does raises questions about the speed and quality of care for cancer patients in the UK, even if the answers are hard to pin down."

This article raises a number of interesting ideas and issues with regard to cancer. I hadn't actually thought about the possibility of your chances of surviving cancer being better in one country than in another. I assumed treatments would be similar. It would be interesting to see a world map to show what sort of cancers are where and what the survival rates are and whether postcode and income have anything to do with it. I have made the assumption that all nations would want to eradicate it and that they would be encouraging people to survive. I think it has a lot to do with the attitude of the medical carers and then the attitude of the person with cancer. Not in all cases, obviously, some cancers are just too vicious. I have been astounded with how detailed our treatments plans have become over here. We are starting to dot the i's and cross the t's as soon as we can and it has a profound impact on the people with cancer. Their treatments are so carefully worked out and administered it really gives them confidence in the medical staff and a belief that everything possible is being done to get it right. That really is a great step forward and confidence inspiring.